select cable nielsen ratings
(national numbers for thursday, august 4, 2011)

Here are the highlights of 17 ad-sustained programs that aired in primetime on the cable networks last night, courtesy of TravisYanan:

Jersey Shore (8.788 million viewers, #1; adults 18-49: 4.3, #1)

Burn Notice (5.211 million viewers, #2; adults 18-49: 1.4, #2)

Suits (4.025 million viewers, #3; adults 18-49: 1.3, #3)

Project Runway (2.789 million viewers, #4; adults 18-49: 1.1, #4)

Family BrainSurge (1.944 million viewers, #5; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Ancient Aliens (1.804 million viewers, #6; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

Shark Week: Shark City (1.770 million viewers, #7; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T5)

Shark Week: When Fish Attack (1.647 million viewers, #8; adults 18-49: 0.7, #7)

Futurama (1.459 million viewers, #9; adults 18-49: 0.8, #T5)

Impact Wrestling (1.436 million viewers, #10; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Wilfred (1.404 million viewers, #11; adults 18-49: 0.6, #T8)

LA Ink (1.158 million viewers, #12; adults 18-49: 0.5, #10)

truTV Presents: World's Dumbest (1.067 million viewers, #13; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Top 20 Most Shocking (1.010 million viewers, #14; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15)

Louie (0.928 million viewers, #15; adults 18-49: 0.4, #T11)

Extreme Chef (0.869 million viewers, #16; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15)

Ugly Americans (0.730 million viewers, #17; adults 18-49: 0.3, #T15)

Source: Nielsen Media Research